I won't lie to you

The Duke of Jin Jing helped the Duke of Chu for the sake of the Duke of Zheng Xiang, which caused Jin to lose a battle at? Cheng had suffered a defeat and was very angry in his heart. After two years (595 BC, the 12th year of King Ding of Zhou), he went to fight Zheng himself. Of course, the Duke of Zheng had to go to Chu for help. In Chu's view, Jin's attack on Zheng was an indirect challenge to Chu. Chu also responded indirectly by attacking Song. At this time, Xu, Cai, Chen, and Zheng were all attached to Chu, so if Song was defeated, then Qi and Lu, who were geographically hiding behind Song, could also be drawn to this side. Besides, one of the ambassadors sent by Chu to Qi was killed by Song when he was passing through Song. This revenge could not be ignored. In 594 B.C., King Zhuang of Chu made Duke Sid his general and Shen Shushi his vice-general and led his army to Song personally.

The Chu people arrived at Song quite quickly and surrounded the city of Guiyang. They built several chariots as high as the city wall, called "building chariots", and attacked all sides. The Duke of Song asked his general Hua Yuan to lead the soldiers and the people to guard the city, and on the other hand, he sent someone to Jin to ask for help. The Duke of Jin summoned his ministers to discuss the solution. The great minister Bo Zong said, "Last time Xun Lin Bu sent 600 chariots, but he was defeated. If he sends another 600 chariots this time, he may not be able to win the battle." Duke Jing of Jin frowned and said, "What should we do? Now the lord of the Central Plains is the only one who has a good relationship with us, Song. If we don't save them, we will lose Song too." Bo Zong said, "The state of Chu is more than a thousand miles away from Song. If they came from so far away, they must have limited food and provisions, and they can't stay there forever. Why don't we send an envoy to Song and tell them that help will come soon? When they hear the good news, they will try their best to defend the city. As long as Song can hold the city for a few months, Chu will have to retreat." Duke Jing of Jin then sent Xie Yang to deliver the letter and give them verbal help.

Xie Yang was caught by Zheng on the way, and Zheng presented him to King Chu Zhuang. The king of Chu asked him, "What are you doing here?" Xie Yang knew that the "barbarian king" was fond of telling the truth and immediately replied, "I am not lying to you, I have been ordered by the Marquis of Jin to tell the Song people to guard the city with care and wait for help." King Chuang said, "What is the trouble? It seems that Song is about to be defeated by us. If you say so, you will make them suffer for a few more days. In my opinion, you should say to them, 'Jin has something to do and cannot send troops for a while, so I was asked to come and tell you so that you won't have to wait in vain. In this way, the people of Song will have no hope and will surrender, saving the people of both countries from suffering more. You don't have to go back either. I'll take you to Chu and make you a big official, OK?" Xie Yang lowered his head and did not say a word. King Zhuang of Chu followed with another sentence: "If you don't agree, there is nothing else we can do but to treat you as an enemy." Xie Yang let out a sigh and said, "Okay!"